Damn. Just.... damn.
Think that a McCain administration would be better or different than W.'s? Think again. Turd blossom is back and we could be headed for another 4 (or 8, god forbid).
Marlo Stanfield vs. Michael Corleone?Consider this a Wire finale open thread. Those who fear spoilers, beware.
Here's the thing.... when deciding to compare oneself to a 1940s European leader, it's probably best not to directly invoke Triumph of the Will. McCain:Riefenstahl:It's not as if Triumph is an obscure film, and the cloud scene is extremely well known. Triumph is, of course, a...
Tomorrow, I'll be mailing my vote to approve our faculty's new collective bargaining agreement, which was negotiated over the course of about 14 months in 2007 and early 2008.In the.
Drezner wonders if Bill Clinton has broken the space-time continuum:From Mark Leibovich, "No Longer in Race, Richardson Is a Man Pursued," New York Times, February 23, 2008: Early this month,.
Maung Aung Zeya was born in the village of Moksobo around 1714. His family enjoyed considerable local stature, and Maung Aung Zeya rose to the position of headman at a young age. The previous Burmese dynasty was in decline, and was overthrown in 1752 by a...
I can proudly say that I have visited the Flophouse, and even more proudly say that I got drunk there and broke a chair. My wife broke a lamp. If.
In 1990, the Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball team had the fourth most wins of any program in Division I. The Beavs success was only occasionally flashy, but it was.
In all the talk recently about the appalling numbers on American prison populations, one thing has become clear: prisons are a huge resources drain. The Detroit Free Press took up the issue the other day in an editorial. The paper (rightly) notes the human toll of...
So saith some cornhole representative from Iowa:An Iowa Republican congressman said Friday that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Democratic candidate Barack Obama were to win the presidency.Rep..
President Bush, as most of you know, has used his veto powers sparingly. But on some issues -- like more poor children getting health care -- he simply can't avoid.